Fantasy Life

Platforms

• Nintendo 3DS

  Oct 24, 2014

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  8.3

  playscore

  7.8

  31 Critics

  9.5

  15K Players

31 critic reviews · 3 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  TechRaptor

  9.0

  I really enjoyed this game, and while the game might have a few issues, such as terrible puns, it is really drawn out and is an extremely fun to-do list. The storyline could have been better, but everything else kinda makes up for that.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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  Polygon

  5.5

  Fantasy Life is just too big for its own good. It offers a wide variety of activities to take on, but they’re all heartbreakingly shallow — after tackling your first bounty or crafting your first end table, you know exactly what to expect from all future bounties and end tables. In lieu of depth, the game almost always substitutes repetition. It may have ample charm and smart progression systems, but life in Fantasy Life is more mundane than fantastic.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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  COGconnected

  8.1

  The game play is simple and varied with just enough hooks to keep you coming back. Fantasy Life is game that I wish more RPGs were. It echoes the freedoms of an MMO style game without the subscription fee, and does it all with a smile. Action, adventure, foraging, crafting, and a house for your cute…anime…chibi…something-or-other character, Fantasy Life has got it all. Time to get living!

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  GamesInAsia

  9.0

  There’s a lot that can be done in Fantasy Life, but writing about it all does the game no justice. ...It’s less hardcore than Monster Hunter, boasts more features and quests than Disney Magical Life, and is definitely more exciting than the serene Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It’s a great mix of social simulation with the roleplaying game genre, and I hope to see Fantasy Life endure far into the future. Or at least, until its next iteration.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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  Game Revolution

  8.0

  Still, I’d lay waste to claims that it remains firmly in “kids gaming” territory as the writing winks and nods at adults just as frequently as it leans on slapstick humor or dramatic action driven by a guard looking for a specific chicken or whatever the day’s MacGuffin is. For handheld gamers this holiday season, the pickings remain slim, but Fantasy Life offers an idealized imaginative antithesis to all-out action like you’d find in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Cheatcc

  8.0

  The lighthearted characters, accessible story, and variety of activities will appeal to younger and more casual players, while the expansive world and surprisingly deep RPG systems will hook older, more traditional gamers. This is Level-5 at its best, creating attractive, humorous games that are easy to pick up and play but are bursting with optional content that keeps gamers coming back for more. Go get a Life already, it's a real good time.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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  Destructoid

  8.0

  But there's so much to love about Fantasy Life, from its whimsical and colorful illustrations and lighthearted tone to its varied soundtrack. It's truly a role-playing game that allows you to forge your own path, and a breath of fresh air that feels at home on the 3DS. If you're looking for something to scratch that Animal Crossing or Tomodachi Life itch with a little more substance, Fantasy Life is the game for you.

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  IGN

  8.0

  Fantasy Life is a fun blend of life simulation and RPG that offers a cornucopia of activities to do and fun ways in which to do them. Though the pacing is sluggish and some of the quests a little too redundant, the kooky characters, silly humor, and incredibly addictive gameplay kept me fishing and forging well after the final credits rolled.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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  USGamer

  9.0

  Slow-paced and relentlessly upbeat, Fantasy Life offers quite a contrast to this year's roster of big fall games. It's tough to pigeonhole this one, since it ticks a lot of checkboxes without wholeheartedly committing to one genre or another — but that dilettante attitude perfectly fits the game itself, which encourages players to switch around Life roles like a lazy rich kid trying on different college majors for size.

  Reviewed on 3DS
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  Game Informer

  6.0

  Every long, drawn-out conversation is stuffed in a horrendous story structure. ...I never found myself excitedly strategizing to maximize my profit, enticed by the superficial upgrades, or challenged by the simplistic action combat. ...A tantalizing world can only do so much when what it holds isn't that exciting. Fantasy Life starts off enjoyable, but it nosedives quickly, leaving you with an experience disconnected from the potential of the world and its inhabitants.

  Reviewed on 3DS

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